Ninety-nine

Cardinal numeral

1. The cardinal number immediately following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.

Synonyms

• Arabic numerals: 99
• Roman numerals: XCIX

Full definition of ninety-nine

Noun

1. (countable) A traditional British ice cream cone with a flaky chocolate bar inserted, usually made with soft serve.
2. (uncountable) A simple card game with a running total, players dropping out if they would be forced to bring the total above ninety-nine.

Synonyms

• (ice-cream cone) 99 Flake